Fatal Outbreak from Consuming Xanthium strumarium Seedlings during Time of Food Scarcity in Northeastern Bangladesh

BACKGROUND: An outbreak characterized by vomiting and rapid progression to unconsciousness and death was reported in Sylhet Distrct in northeastern Bangladesh following destructive monsoon floods in November 2007. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We identified cases presenting to local hospitals and described...

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Autores principales: Gurley, Emily S., Rahman, Mahmudur, Hossain, M. Jahangir, Nahar, Nazmun, Faiz, M. Abul, Islam, Nazrul, Sultana, Rebeca, Khatun, Selina, Uddin, Mohammad Zashim, Haider, M. Sabbir, Islam, M. Saiful, Ahmed, Be-Nazir, Rahman, Muhammad Waliur, Mondal, Utpal Kumar, Luby, Stephen P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20305785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009756

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20305785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009756

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